Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Chen Hui
Correspondent Li Mei
Recently, 32-year-old Mr. Li went to a friend's home in Zengcheng as a guest, and before he was seated, the oxygen cylinder for the fish tank on the table suddenly exploded, and his right hand was blown up in an instant, and he fainted on the ground, and after simple treatment in the local hospital, he was sent to Guangzhou Peace Orthopaedic Hospital for professional treatment. After more than 11 hours of full treatment, the doctor finally saved two fingers for Mr. Li, and will carry out finger reconstruction in the later stage to restore the shape and function of the right hand to the greatest extent.
In the face of innocence, a guest at a friend's house was injured by an explosion
According to Mr. Li's description, before the National Day holiday, he and several friends went to the home of a friend of a friend, who raised fish and prepared oxygen cylinders at home to oxygenate the fish tank in order to prevent the lack of oxygen in the fish. Mr. Li and several friends just arrived at the friend's house, exchanged a few words of greeting, and before they could sit down, the oxygen cylinder on the table suddenly exploded.
According to reports, several people have different degrees of explosion injuries, and Mr. Li is closer to the gas cylinder, the degree of injury is more serious, the right hand was blown to the point of blurred blood and flesh, and the foot also had a slight explosion injury. Mr. Li recalled: "The incident happened suddenly, when the whole person was blown unconscious, and only when I woke up did I realize the pain of drilling my heart. ”
Soon, Mr. Li and his party were taken to a nearby hospital, and after a simple bandage, the doctor recommended him to a more specialized specialist hospital for treatment, so he came to Guangzhou Peace Orthopaedic Hospital.
The right hand exploded, and the doctor operated overnight to save two fingers
Dr. Jiang Xinmin of the Second District of trauma micro-hand surgery of Guangzhou Peace Orthopaedic Hospital said that when Mr. Li was admitted to the hospital, his whole body was covered with blood, his right hand and right foot were bandaged, and the gauze could see the blood oozing out. "The whole right hand can be said to have been blown up, only the thumb and little finger can see the basic outline, and the second to fourth fingers only have part of the tissue 'broken wire connection', which can no longer be replanted, and can only be debridement immediately, trying to rescue the remaining fingers that are still intact."
Because Mr. Li's injuries were serious and he may have a detonation injury, Dr. Jiang Xinmin immediately opened a green channel for Mr. Li. Under the leadership of Li Dong, the director of the department, the team of doctors in the second district of the hand was divided into two groups to perform debridement of the right hand 1-5 fingers, palm, wrist and right calf, multiplanted broken finger reimplantation of thumb and little finger, vascular nerve tendon transplantation, 1-5 metacarpal bone and wrist bone fracture reduction and internal fixation, and transplanted flap covering to protect the blood transport of the remaining fingers, trying to preserve the remaining fingers of Mr. Li's right hand. The operation lasted from 21:40 p.m. that day until 8:50 a.m. the next day.
After the operation, Mr. Li recovered well. Dr. Jiang Xinmin said that the surgical effect was better than expected, and after three or four months, when the hand conditions permitted, finger reconstruction would be carried out to maximize the restoration of the shape and function of Mr. Li's right hand.
Danger is everywhere, and secondary pollution should be avoided after injury
Dr. Jiang Xinmin said that Mr. Li's injuries were mainly due to the blast injuries caused by the shock wave during the explosion of the oxygen cylinder. Knock injury is the shock wave generated by the explosion on the body tissues and organs damage, generally to the ears, lungs, gastrointestinal and other cavity organs damage is more serious. Mr. Li was fortunate not injured to his internal organs because his hand blocked most of the energy of the explosion, but his hearing in his left ear was reduced, and he needed to go to a professional hospital for hearing treatment.
It should be reminded that if you are unfortunately injured, you should stay away from the victim site as soon as possible and transfer to a safe position, while hemostasis is very important, if the site conditions permit, apply gauze or dressing to bandage the wound to avoid secondary contamination of the wound.
Oxygen cylinders have safety hazards, improper use is easy to cause explosions Dr. Jiang Xinmin said that the reason for the explosion of the oxygen tank in Mr. Li's friend's home is not yet known, but the following situations that may cause the explosion of oxygen cylinders we must pay attention to.
1. Improper filling. The correct filling of gas cylinders is a key link to ensure the safe use of gas cylinders, and explosion accidents occur from time to time due to improper filling.
2. The material and manufacturing quality of the gas cylinder do not meet the requirements. In the process of filling oxygen and using, explosion accidents often occur, which are mainly manifested in the fragility of the material for making gas cylinders, the uneven thickness of the bottle wall, and the sandwich of the bottle body.
3. Improper maintenance and storage of gas cylinders. The main reason is that the cylinder is seriously corroded or used during the use of the cylinder under the hot sun for a long time exposure, or the cylinder is close to the high temperature heat source, which is a common direct cause of cylinder explosion.
4. The cylinder valve is not protected by the bottle cap, is subject to vibration or improper use method, resulting in loose sealing, leakage, and even damage to the bottle valve, resulting in high-pressure air flow rushing out and causing combustion explosion.
5. Bottle valves or other accessories (such as valve stems, pressure reducers) are stained with grease, etc. can often cause fire and combustion accidents. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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